Long-term follow-up of patients with hereditary fibrinogen A alpha-chain amyloidosis

Amyloid

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 221-222

  Tavares, Isabel ^a,b   Lobato, L ^c,d   Moreira, L ^d,e   Santos, J ^c   Lacerda, P ^e   Pinheiro, J ^f   Costa, P ^d,e  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^c Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^f Hospital Militar D Pedro V   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA CHAIN; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN A ALPHA CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PNEUMONIA; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STROKE;

EID: 79960023250     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2011.574354     Document Type: Article

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